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Yusra Mardini OLY (Arabic: يسرى مارديني; born 5 March 1998) is a Syrian former competition swimmer and refugee of the Syrian civil war. She was a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team (ROT) that competed under the Olympic flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Forced to flee war-torn Syria in 2015 in search of a new life, she almost died on the treacherous boat journey over to Europe. After settling in Germany, the talented swimmer made her way back to the pool, and one year later was selected to represent the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016.
The now-retired swimmer, and two-time Olympian, has seen her story well documented, even becoming a Netflix movie. From fleeing war-torn Syria with her sister Sarah to competing at Rio 2016 and then being a flag bearer at Tokyo 2020, it is a tale of real courage and resilience.
Apr 13, 2023 · By Cate Blanchett. April 13, 2023 6:32 AM EDT. In 2015, sisters and competitive swimmers Yusra and Sara Mardini fled Syria because of conflict. During the dangerous sea crossing from...
Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was appointed the youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in April 2017, aged just nineteen. By sharing her inspiring story, Yusra has become a powerful voice for forcibly displaced people worldwide.
Biography. Prior to the war in Syria, Yusra was a competitive swimmer who represented her country in international competitions. As the war intensified, Yusra and her sister left Damascus in early August 2015 and reached Berlin in September 2015.
Sep 9, 2022 · New Netflix film, The Swimmers, tells the remarkable tale of Yusra Mardini, a young Syrian refugee and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, who escaped conflict and went on to compete in two Olympics.
Nov 23, 2022 · Yusra and Sara Mardini saved a boatful of fellow asylum seekers from drowning in the Aegean Sea. Now Netflix's 'The Swimmers' tells their story.
Dec 15, 2023 · Yusra Mardini: ‘I’m a symbol of hope’. The refugee, Olympian, model, student and philanthropist is on a mission to give displaced people a brighter future. Yusra Mardini © Stefan Armbruster....
